Shoe



S. ZlDE March 21, 1933.

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Filed March5, 1951 INVENTOR ZZZeZ?) Jaimie WMABQ W ATTORNEY.

Fateuted or. 21, 193

mo s'rATas SAMUEL ZIDE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE

Application filed March 5,

This invention relates to improvements in ladies shoes, and has particular reference to shoes of the high heeled pump type wherein the ladys instep or the arched fore-part of the upper side of thefoot, abuts the edge of the contoured throat of the pump, causing a curved bulging and at times overhanging line of flesh, which is uncomfortable and frequently causes serious ailments, as well as being unsightly.

This thrusting contact of the foot and throat of the pump is necessary as a support to prevent the toes wedging into the toe portion of the shoe in the high heel Louis type of opera pumps and in other types.

Accordingly the object of my invention is the provision of a novel'throat construction for greatly increasing the wearing comfort and appearance of the pump and for decreasing to an appreciable extent the bulge above described and its attendant ugliness and discomfort.

The invention furthermore has for an object the production of a shoe of the above described character having the function and advantage noted while at the same time enhancing the appearance thereof.

Inventive features of the construction comprise shaping the throat portion of the shoe with one or more scallops or other decorative contour, threading a length of elastic tape through a Shirred or gathered piping of soft thin leather then stitching said leather piping to the shoe along its inner or lower side edge, then stitching the ends of both elastic and piping to said shoe, said stitching extending both through the lining of the shoe and the upper thereof.

It is to be understood the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, is not to be limited to the specific details shown and described, for refinements may he adopt ed within the scope of the claims.

In the drawing: I

Fig. 1 is a perspectihe view of a high heeled pump with the throat portion constructed according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged frag-mental horizontal section taken about on the line i2-2 of Fig. i.

1931. Serial No. 520,220.

central tongue and with the cushion member in operative position.

Referring now to the drawing in detail 10 designates a ladys pump of the opera type' having the usual plain piping 11, around its top and extending forwardly to the points about as shown, at the rear side edges of the throat portion 12.

In carrying out my invention, I preferably provide the edge of-the said throat portion with one or more scallops or tongues 13, of any decorative contour. from the vamp or front portion of the upper of the shoe and are disposed, at least in part, above the plane of the opposed lateral edge portions ll-and interposed rear edge portion of said upper, which fdrm the usual opening. I then form a cushion or resilient member or brace 14, by threading a length of elastic tape 15 through a gathered or shirred piping 16 preferably of soft thin leather, the tape and piping then being cut to about the same iength; the edges of the piping should be of a width to extend beyond the elastic tape to form. strips 17, through which the stitching 18, may pass. This stitching secures the iower side ofthe cushion or resilient member it, between the shoeupper and. lining by passing through these layers. The aforesaid vamp forms a part of the toe of the shoe, as shown.

The ends oi" the cushion or resilient device it, constituted collectively by the elastic tape 15 and the piping 16, are now attached to the pump by rows of stitching 19, passing through the outer material of the pump, the ends of the cushion device, and the lining of the said pump.

"in further developing my invention. to stiffen up the structure somewhat, and to maintain the scallops or tongues 13, in. con- These tongues rise stant relative position with the cushion device 14, yet permitting ample resilience or stretch of said device, I may form lines of stitches 20, leading from the stitch line 18, upwardly and centrally through each scallop or tongue 13, but these stitch lines are not necessary in some forms, especially when but one or two wide tongues are employed, such as in the construction shown in Fig. 5, in which but one wide scallop or tongue 21, is shown; this construction afi'ords wide side recesses or spaces 22," thus permitting ample expansion or stretch in the cushion member 14 resulting in increased comfort and case, since the cushion member adjusts itself to the curve and contour of the individual instep and supports it yieldingly.,

The aforesaid tongues or scallops, with the cushion 14 being narrow at their tips, exert thereat a right engaging, supporting or gripping pressure against the instep of a user. The pressure thus exerted increases gradually from the said tips to the bases or wide portions of the tongues adjacent the stitches 18, so that instead of pressure being exerted along one line to indent an instep, as has heretofore been the'case, the pressure is exerted over the wide area.

In another form, a row of stitches may be formed along and near the entire free edge of the scalloped portion, as shown for a short distance in Fig. 5 at 23, this form also stiifens the cushion structure generally and may be preferred by some ladies.

In the claims, I may use the terms resilient device yielding device or cushion device to designate the combined elastic tape and the encircling gathered piping. The usual yieldability or resiliency of the lining is sufficient to allow of the required forwar movement of said cushion, and to further contribute to this end said lining is arranged with a certain amount of slack or fullness, particularly at its top edge, and at the stitches 19, Fig. 2, as clearly shown. I

As the function of the several parts of improved shoe cushion and the features thereof have been given in connection with the detailed description, further rsum is believed unnecessary for an understanding of the invention by one skilled in the art, and it will be understood that the structure as shown, is susceptible to such variations and refinements as fall within the scope of the invention claimed, as for instance, the stitching 23, be formed for a short distance only at the apex of the tongues, to attach this portion of the tongues only to the cushion device and lining as at 24 in Fig. 5. I

What I claim is:

1. A high heel pump having its throat portion provided with free tongues and intervening spaces. a resilient device disposed between the said tongues and the lining of sait pump and secured in place by stitching e1;-

tending along the ends and one side of said resilient device and upwardly along the center of each of said tongues to the ends thereof, for engaging the instep of the wearer yieldingly.

2. In a shoe of the pump type, the combination with the shoe vamp; of a piping ofsoft crimped leather having the inner faces of its front and back sides free from each other, said piping extending across the shoe opening at the front thereof and stitched to the vamp at its bottom edge.

3. In a shoe of the pump type, the combi nation with the shoe vamp; of a piping of soft crimped leather extending across the front of the shoe opening and an elastic webbing extending through the piping and freely movable between its ends with respect to the piping, stitching securing the bottom edge of the piping to the vamp at the front part of the opening, and other stitching se curing the ends of the piping and webbing to the vamp at the sides of said opening.

4. In a shoe of the pump type, the combination with the shoe vamp; of a piping of soft crimped leather extending across the front of the shoe opening, said piping consisting of a single strip of such leather dou- 

